Exciting rugby expected during Voortrekker’s u16 Prestige Week
Supporters can expect some exciting rugby during this year’s edition of Voortrekker’s VKB Prestige Rugby Week which takes place from 23 to 27 March in Bethlehem.
This festival will allow u16 teams from mostly the central region as well as Gauteng the opportunity to compete against schools they would not usually get to and provide a couple of exciting matchups.
Voortrekker, Welkom Gimnasium, Witteberg, Goudveld, Sentraal, Grey College, Transvalia, Middelburg, Kempton Park, Lichtenburg, Frikkie Meyer, Hoërskool Alberton and Pretoria-Noord will all have teams competing this year.
The games will be available to watch live on SuperSport Schools – Register your free account now.
Just after lunch on the first day, the home team, Voortrekker, play their opening match of the week against Kempton Park.
A combination of Grey College’s and C teams will be representing the school from Bloemfontein in Bethlehem when they take on Frikkie Meyer on day one at 09:10.
The boys from Thabazimbi will relish the chance to prove themselves against Grey as these two schools will not cross each other’s paths often.
The festival kicks off at 08:00 on Friday morning, when the Trekkers’ B-side, playing as the VKB XV takes on Hoërskool Alberton.
Deon de Kock and Joe Gillingham were both Albertonians before they went on to play for the Springboks.
The matchup between Goudveld-Hoërskool and Pretoria-Noord also promises to be a hard-fought battle between two teams who do not regularly face each other.
The rest of the week’s fixtures will be determined by the results of day one, to ensure that all games are matched fairly, guaranteeing exciting, competitive rugby.
The fixtures – Day 1:
Friday, 24 March 2023
08:00 – VKB XV vs Alberton
09:10 – Grey College B/C vs Frikkie Meyer
10:20 – Goudveld-Hoërskool vs Pretoria Noord
11:30 – Sentraal vs Lichtenburg
13:00 – Voortrekker vs Kempton Park
14:10 – Witteberg vs Hoërskool Middelburg
15:20 – Welkom Gimnasium vs Transvalia
